Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions; Removing a provision that prohibits adult children and parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits, etc.
Human Trafficking; Revising definitions and defining terms; revising criminal penalties to include fines of certain amounts for violations of specified offenses; requiring the Department of Education and Department of Health, in conjunction with the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, to establish an awareness training program and community partnership on human trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and child trafficking; requiring each state attorney to ensure prosecutors receive certain mandatory semiannual educational training, etc.
9/11 Heroes Day; Requiring the Governor to proclaim September 11 of each year as “9/11 Heroes Day”; requiring that the day be observed in public schools and by public exercise; requiring certain middle and high school students to receive specified instruction; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain revised social studies standards, etc.
Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex; Repealing a provision relating to marriage between persons of the same sex; deleting a prohibition on the recognition of same-sex marriages; deleting a prohibition on the state and its agencies and subdivisions giving effect to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects a same-sex marriage or relationship or a claim arising from such marriage or relationship; deleting the definition of the term “marriage”, etc.
Special Risk Class Retirement Date; Revising the definition of “normal retirement date”; decreasing the age and years of service needed to reach the normal retirement date for certain members; authorizing certain members of the Special Risk Class to apply to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program within a specified time period; providing a declaration of important state interest, etc.
Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking; Specifying the authorized uses of funds from the Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking, etc.
Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products; Exempting the sale for human use of diapers, incontinence undergarments, incontinence pads, and incontinence liners from the sales and use tax, etc.
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Providing a method by which a state may become a member state; requiring a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States; establishing a procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; providing that the agreement becomes effective upon the occurrence of specified circumstances; providing for the withdrawal of a member state, etc.
Risk Protection Orders; Redefining the term “petitioner” to include an individual who has a biological or legal parent-child relationship with, who is a legal guardian of, or who is a spouse or sibling of a respondent, for purposes of determining standing for the filing of a petition for a risk protection order, etc.
Aggressive Careless Driving; Designating the "Anthony Reznik Act"; revising the definition of the term “aggressive careless driving”; providing a civil penalty for aggressive careless driving and aggressive careless driving resulting in damage to the property or person of another or serious bodily injury to another person; requiring persons convicted of such offense to attend a specified driver improvement course to maintain their driver license; authorizing a court to order such persons to pay restitution, etc.
